FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Consolidation Coal Company
Employee was standing at the headgate control box on 7 right longwall. a rock 18"" wide by 19"" long and 0 to 8"" thick fell from between the bolts and struck him on his right wrist just above the glove cuff on the thumb side, resulting in a laceration that required 5 sutures. The ee was wearing metacarpal gloves.
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration